Shedding Light on Therapeutics in Alopecia and Their Relevance to COVID-19

    December 2020 in “ Clinics in Dermatology ”
    Nicole Fagan, Nekma Meah, Katherine York … Dmitri Wall
    Studysummary This article reviews the use of various treatments for alopecia and their potential impact on COVID-19 outcomes, emphasizing the importance of patient registries in generating real-world evidence; it reports no new results.
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